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Key Middle

Public Grades 7-8

356^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 416 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Key Middle in Springfield, Virginia, is a two-grade (7–8) middle school serving approximately 700 students in Fairfax County Public Schools. The school has a high-poverty population—about 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch—and chronic absenteeism has been elevated, though it has dropped from 25.7% to 18.7% over four years. Academically, Key Middle presents a striking contrast: students in advanced courses perform exceptionally well, with 100% proficiency in 7th-grade Algebra I and 95% in 8th-grade Geometry, while grade-level math scores are among the lowest in the area. Only 7.94% of 7th graders were proficient in math, versus 47.83% districtwide.

Several bright spots stand out. African American students at Key Middle ranked 25th out of 297 schools statewide—the 92nd percentile—up from the 68th percentile two years earlier. Military-connected students also fared well, landing in the 62nd percentile. Science proficiency has risen steadily from 42% in 2022–2023 to 56% in 2025–2026, and reading scores, while below district levels, are comparable to or better than nearby high-poverty schools such as Glasgow Middle, Poe Middle, and Holmes Middle. These results indicate that there is a strong foundation to build on.

The biggest challenges are grade-level math and outcomes for certain student groups. Hispanic students ranked in the 5th percentile statewide, and English learners also trail state averages. Chronic absenteeism, although improving, is still about 57% above the district average. Notably, Key Middle spends $14,866 per student and has a favorable 10.9 student-teacher ratio, more than South County Middle and Irving Middle. Yet nearby Twain Middle, with 35% poverty, performs far better, showing that resources alone do not explain outcomes. With focused intervention in math and continued attendance efforts, Key Middle has a realistic path toward improvement.

700

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,866

Per pupil spending ?

74.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6402 Franconia Rd
Springfield, VA 22150

(703) 313-3900

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Key Middle usually attend:

High:

Lewis High

Feeder schools for Key Middle:

Elementary:	Crestwood Elementary
	Forestdale Elementary
	Garfield Elementary
	Lynbrook Elementary
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	Saratoga Elementary
	Springfield Estates Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.6%

Asian:

16.4%

White:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (60% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg77%

Virginia avg69%

356^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 23Middle Schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools

39^th of 131Fairfax County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	356 of 416	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	370 of 419	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	379 of 417	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	378 of 422	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	372 of 415	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	368 of 419	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	284 of 424	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	270 of 413	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.4	288 of 415	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.9	303 of 409	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.9	258 of 412	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.1	132 of 416	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.0	108 of 416	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	63.4	97 of 413	76.5%	★★★★☆
2011	70.7	61 of 413	85.2%	★★★★☆
2010	65.8	93 of 408	77.2%	★★★★☆
2009	56.7	138 of 390	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	38.5	273 of 391	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.1	257 of 387	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.0	205 of 383	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	75.5	56 of 340	83.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	25 of 297	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	66.2	88 of 297	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	95 of 299	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	144 of 298	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	102 of 137	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.8	104 of 136	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	117 of 128	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	123 of 132	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	174 of 292	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	219 of 281	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	216 of 278	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	93 of 134	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.5	103 of 135	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	87 of 122	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	70 of 100	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	341 of 409	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	347 of 403	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	377 of 407	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	369 of 411	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	268 of 283	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	250 of 279	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	258 of 272	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	268 of 275	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	268 of 401	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.6	305 of 403	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	316 of 402	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	353 of 410	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	366 of 404	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	359 of 407	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	362 of 409	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	48 of 125	61.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	146 of 400	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	23.4	339 of 400	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	309 of 396	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	225 of 402	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)92nd percentile+77 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile+49 vs school

Military Connected (2026)62nd percentile+47 vs school

Disabled (2026)40th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile+16 vs school

Asian (2026)26th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Geometry95%~ state avg

Algebra I91%-4 vs state

English Reading61%-13 vs state

Science56%-9 vs state

Mathematics13%-36 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, February 14, 2011

Our daughter is in her last semester of 8th grade and we love Key. We love what
Mrs Gros, the principal, turned Key around. The school is immaculate. Most of the teachers are great, always a few duds. The admin is very involved with the kids and seems to know them all by name. Dr Larrick, the assistant principal is a gem. My only concern is that the principal, Mrs Gros, is moving away at the end of the 2010-2011 year. I don't know if her successor will be able to keep up her high and tough standards.

This school is VERY diverse which is good and bad. It's great in that most of my child's friends are from many different backgrounds and cultures and have been all through elementary school. No one seems "foreign" to these kids and they are very accepting. The bad is that many of these students come from cultures that either do not emphasize education or the parents are not actively involved in their child's education (either because of language barriers or that they are busy working many jobs) which is reflected in the Key's low standardized test scores. I do believe my child is getting a great education though as will any child at Key that wants to learn and be challenged. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)			SOL Algebra II (2026)	SOL Mathematics (2026)					SOL Science (2026)		SOL English Reading (2026)					SOL Civics and Economics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 7th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 6th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra II 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Key Middle	Public	7-8	6402 Franconia Rd	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 313-3900	700	64	10.9	74.9%	96 (13.7%)	50 (7.1%)	410 (58.6%)	115 (16.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.3%)	23.9	356^th of 416 public middle schools	14.4%		20.1	370^th of 419 public middle schools	11.7%	14		95.0		100.0	89.6					7.9	16.2		56.2				61.3	60.0		$14,866	$408	$14,458
Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	6525 Montrose St	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 658-5900	881	81	10.9	72.0%	162 (18.4%)	162 (18.4%)	398 (45.2%)	130 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.2%)	25.9	347^th of 416 public middle schools	16.6%		22.9	356^th of 419 public middle schools	15.0%	9		100.0	≥ 50%	100.0	96.3				25.6	2.5	16.2		57.8			59.5	59.6	64.4		$14,180	$330	$13,850
Twain Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	4700 Franconia Rd	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 313-3700	1,026	84	12.1	35.3%	323 (31.5%)	172 (16.8%)	319 (31.1%)	136 (13.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.9%)	58.8	180^th of 416 public middle schools	56.7%		63.6	154^th of 419 public middle schools	63.2%	26		100.0		100.0	91.6	≥ 50%				51.6	36.7		68.4				81.3	76.3		$13,239	$334	$12,905
Poe Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7000 Cindy Ln	Annandale	22003	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 813-3800	879	74	11.9	76.8%	84 (9.6%)	64 (7.3%)	608 (69.2%)	105 (11.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	8.8	398^th of 416 public middle schools	4.3%		10.2	393^rd of 419 public middle schools	6.2%	5		501.0		100.0	81.7				28.7	19.3	11.2		53.1			48.1	49.3	51.9		$15,516	$1,406	$14,110
Irving Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	8100 Old Keene Mill Rd	Springfield	22152	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 912-4500	1,204	89	13.5	15.6%	618 (51.3%)	135 (11.2%)	177 (14.7%)	158 (13.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (9.4%)	79.7	49^th of 416 public middle schools	88.2%		78.5	56^th of 419 public middle schools	86.6%	7	≥ 50%	100.0		100.0	96.8	≥ 50%				65.0	47.4		85.7				85.5	90.1		$10,188	$229	$9,959
Glasgow Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4101 Fairfax Pkwy	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 813-8700	1,702	123	13.8	85.8%	351 (20.6%)	152 (8.9%)	941 (55.3%)	209 (12.3%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	41 (2.4%)	18.5	371^st of 416 public middle schools	10.8%		16.4	383^rd of 419 public middle schools	8.6%	12		100.0	100.0	100.0	97.7	≥ 50%			29.4	19.7	18.1		51.4			55.3	60.1	57.0		$12,567	$803	$11,764
Kings Glen Elementary	Public	4-6	5401 Danbury Forest Dr	Springfield	22151	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 239-4000	476	32	14.8	27.1%	208 (43.7%)	16 (3.4%)	142 (29.8%)	70 (14.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.4%)								(n/a)			545.0				88.6	78.8	78.2			71.9		83.1	82.0	84.8				$11,915	$345	$11,570
Francis C. Hammond Middle	Public	6-8	4646 Seminary Road	Alexandria	22304	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 461-4100	1,597	120	13.3	83.8%	274 (17.2%)	423 (26.5%)	644 (40.3%)	186 (11.6%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.4%)	58 (3.6%)	17.9	372^nd of 416 public middle schools	10.6%		9.8	396^th of 419 public middle schools	5.5%	24		100.0		95.0	89.8				43.3	42.2	24.1		45.3			54.6	54.6	49.1	72.1	$13,351	$481	$12,871
Whitman Middle	Public	7-8	2500 Parkers Ln	Alexandria	22306	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 660-2400	828	59	14.0	67.8%	132 (15.9%)	186 (22.5%)	430 (51.9%)	37 (4.5%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.1%)	37.1	301^st of 416 public middle schools	27.6%		29.6	326^th of 419 public middle schools	22.2%	25		95.2		100.0	97.9					23.8	27.3		59.3				66.8	67.0		$13,641	$493	$13,148
South County Middle	Public	7-8	8700 Laurel Crest Dr.	Lorton	22079	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 690-5500	943	71	13.2	23.2%	383 (40.6%)	181 (19.2%)	146 (15.5%)	152 (16.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (8.5%)	78.3	54^th of 416 public middle schools	87.0%		79.2	52^nd of 419 public middle schools	87.6%	2	≥ 50%	100.0		100.0	99.3					74.0	36.2		77.2				85.5	86.7		$11,992	$345	$11,647

Frequently Asked Questions about Key Middle

What is the racial makeup of Key Middle?

Students at Key Middle are 59% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 14% White, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Key Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 700 students attended Key Middle.

What district is Key Middle in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Key Middle attend?

Students who attend Key Middle usually go on to attend Lewis High

Is Key Middle a good school?

Key Middle ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Virginia middle schools.

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